Packaging
Emsur and Coexpan develop easy-to-recycle yogurt pots
Emsur Argentina has partnered up with Coexpan Chile to develop a removable banderole (label) which can be pulled off pots without leaving any residue, making it easier for consumers to recycle.
Lact’Union presents new flavours of Promess drinking yogurt
French dairy co-operative Lact’Union Group has expanded its Promess ambient dairy drinking dessert with two new flavours: strawberry and banana.
Faerch creates PP and rPET snap packs
Snap packs have fast become a consumer favourite, offering the flexibility of single-serve portions to guarantee product freshness and portion control.
Nearly a third of consumers bin edible food due to label confusion
New research has found many British adults end up throwing away perfectly edible produce, because they are confused by package labels.
IMA Dairy & Food to introduce new machines at Pack Expo
IMA Dairy & Food will introduce new and enhanced packaging machines at Pack Expo, September 23-25 in Las Vegas.
SIG expands business in China
SIG has announced it will construct a second aseptic carton packaging production pant in Suzhou, China, to meet current and future demand in the region.
Recycling yogurt cups in Germany
Ineos Styrolution has started a project with the Theo Müller Group for the recycling of polystyrene yogurt cups in Germany.
Hansano gets a makeover
The Hansano brand from the Arla Foods dairy group in Germany is being repositioned with a new packaging design.
Müller expands yogurt plant in UK
A £50 million (€55.1m) expansion project to build a chilled yogurt manufacturing facility capable of producing 500 million pots each year in Telford, UK has been completed by Müller UK.
Candia chooses SIG’s plant-based carton
SIG’s SIGnature Pack 100, the world’s only aluminium-free aseptic carton pack with polymers linked to plant-based renewable material, is being launched in France for the first time by Candia.
Tetra Pak launches its paper straws in Europe
Customers have begun field testing Tetra Pak’s new paper straws for beverage products in Europe.
Lo-Col cheese gets a refresh
Lo-Col cheese will unveil a new look this summer, reminding consumers that it is the only cheese available which actively reduces cholesterol.
Elopak pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Elopak has become one of the first companies in the world to formally pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in line with the new criteria set by the Science Based Targets initiative.
Mexico dairy uses Ecolean packaging for its products
Ecolean has partnered with Alpura to add aseptic flexible packages to the Mexico-based dairy giant’s product line, making it the first company in Mexico to use Ecolean packages.